KUPL
City of license Portland, Oregon
Broadcast area Portland, Oregon
Branding 98-7 KUPL
Slogan "#1 For The Most New Country"
Frequency 98.7 MHz
First air date June 6, 1948 (as KPOJ-FM)
Format Country
ERP 36,000 watts
HAAT 440 meters
Class C1
Facility ID 4114
Transmitter coordinates 45°30′58″N 122°43′59″W / 45.51611°N 122.73306°W / 45.51611; -122.73306Coordinates: 45°30′58″N 122°43′59″W / 45.51611°N 122.73306°W / 45.51611; -122.73306
Callsign meaning CoUPLe; K yoU PortLand
Former callsigns KPOJ-FM (1948-1968)
KPOK-FM (1968-1973)
KUPL-FM (1973-2010)
Former frequencies 98.7 MHz (1948-1964)
98.5 MHz (1964-1997)
Owner Alpha Broadcasting
Sister stations KBFF, KINK, KUFO, KXTG, KXL-FM
Webcast Listen Live
Website kupl.com

KUPL (98.7 FM, occasionally also pronounced as Couple) is an American commercial broadcast radio station based in Portland, Oregon. It specializes in country music with studios in downtown Portland. KUPL is owned by Alpha Broadcasting (purchased from CBS Radio in August 2009)[1] and broadcasts at 98.7 MHz FM.

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History [link]

KUPL began on June 6, 1948 as KPOJ-FM on 98.7 FM and moved to 98.5 FM on March 27, 1964. On August 15, 1968, KPOJ-FM changed call letters to KPOK-FM. On July 11, 1973, KPOK-FM changed call letters to KUPL-FM and aired a beautiful music format until March 16, 1984, when they switched to their current country format as "K98, Continuous Hit Country". On September 4, 1997, KUPL-FM moved from 98.5 FM to 98.7 FM. On September 16, 2010, the station changed call signs again to the current KUPL.

In March 2011, the station reverting to branding itself simply as "98-7 KUPL, #1 For The Most New Country."

Current airstaff [link]

The current lineup (as of April 2, 2012) is as follows

  • Morning Show (5 a.m.-10 a.m): Simon In The Morning - Scott Simon, Jolynn Winter, "Earthquake Jake" Byron, and Eduard "Sputnik" Rusu
  • Mid-Days (10 a.m - 3 p.m): Lola Montgomery
  • Afternoon Drive (3 p.m. - 7 p.m): Mark "Tic Tak" Allen
  • Evenings (7 p.m. - 12 a.m): Northwest Nights - B-Dub
  • Overnights (12 a.m. - 5 a.m): "Earthquake Jake" Byron
  • Weekend's/Fill-ins: Sallie Cutler, Shawn Gallagher
  • Program Director: Scott Mahalick
  • Asst. Program Director: Mark "Tic Tak" Allen
  • Music Director: Lola Montgomery
  • Imaging Director: "Phat Matt" Ganssle
  • Station Voices: John Willyard/Ann Dewigg

See also [link]

References [link]

  1. ^ CBS Radio Sells Portland Station Group to Alpha Broadcasting - Oregon Media Central (released August 7, 2009)

External links [link]

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